Extortionate Boulder Opals

We were doing a bit of opal shopping for Shazza's sister who fancies some to make into a bracelet. We ended up not buying any because they are so incredibly expensive and don't look worth the money. The one shown in the middle here is about 1700 Aus dollars and ws really small. Struth!!!!

Three land masses in one week!

May 11th 2006
Hi pals! We're writing this from Honkers but this blog is actually about the three busy days we had last week travelling between Auckland, Sydney and then on to Hong Kong. Phew - it's the most active that we've been for months. We left Auckland on Tuesday afternoon - a big thanks to cousin Ian for driving us to the airport in his lovely new Pajero, and for Auntie Sylvia for accompanying us. ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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